Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, and Location

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SSAT Middle Level Verbal › Synonyms: Adjectives Describing Time, Age, Movement, and Location

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Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

KINETIC

Related to movement

Quandary

Related to family

Replicate

Related to food

Explanation

"Kinetic" means related to movement. For clarification, a "quandary" is a difficult situation, and "replicate" means to copy or to reproduce.

2

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

TWISTY

Tortuous

Very painful

Yellowed

Infuriating

Edible

Explanation

"Tortuous" and "twisty" both mean winding, full of twists and turns. "Edible" means able to be eaten, "infuriating" means maddening, and "yellowed" means turned yellow (usually because of age). "Painful" is a near synonym for torturous, the word used to describe torture, but that is a different word from tortuous.

3

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

PRIMARY

First

Last

Least

Average

Uncommon

Explanation

The adjective "primary" generally means occurring first or of the greatest importance. The noun "primary" refers to an election to determine the representatives of the various political parties.

4

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

HOARY

Old and gray

Young and fit

Poor and hopeless

Rich and miserable

Foolish and inexperienced

Explanation

"Hoary" means graying with age. It can also be used generally to describe someone very old, or something overused. So, the correct answer is "old and gray."

5

Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.

Recent

Latest

Archaic

Dependent

Deliberate

Intentional

Explanation

"Recent" means latest; Archaic means ancient; Dependent means reliance on; and Deliberate and Intentional mean done purposely.

6

Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.

Rural

Countryside

Suburban

Urban

Mountainous

Arid

Explanation

"Rural" means countryside; Suburban means residential; Urban means city-like; Mountainous means having many mountains; and Arid means dry.

7

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

LUSH

Verdant

Profane

Explicit

Objective

Subjective

Explanation

"Lush" means abundant or luxuriant and often refers to plants or foliage, so it is most similar in meaning to "verdant," which means either_of the color of grass_ or covered in green vegetation. For clarification, "profane" means rude and disrespectful or having to do with worldly things instead of spiritual things, "explicit" means clear and unambiguous, "subjective" means biased or based on personal opinion, and "objective" means not subject to personal opinion.

8

Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

INDIGENOUS

Native

Foreign

Friendly

Unkind

Menacing

Explanation

"Indigenous" means native peoples; for example, Native Americans are indigenous to the United States. For clarification, "menacing" means threatening.

9

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

SPUN

Revolved

Handcrafted

Sardonic

Sarcastic

Narrative

Explanation

Something that "revolves" spins around. "Handcrafted" means made by hand, and "narrative" is the adjective form of narration (storytelling). "Sarcastic" and "sardonic" are synonyms, and both indicate the use of irony in order to mock.

10

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

PERIPHERAL

On the outskirts

Central

Optical

Misunderstood

Comprehensive

Explanation

"Peripheral" describes the outer edges or boundaries of something. This is an antonym for "central," which means at the middle of something. "Optical" is a word describing vision or the eyes, and while peripheral vision is a type of vision, peripheral itself does not specifically refer to vision. "Misunderstood" and "comprehensive" are opposite concepts.

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